11.23: Buzzlife: The Black Party! - STEVE PORTER, Luke Fair, ECB, Genr8

[Funshine]

FREE BEFORE MIDNIGHT if you wear 2 items of black clothing & send your full name to [email protected]

STEVE PORTER

The next generation of electronic music producers is gaining hold and leading the charge is DJ/production phenom STEVE PORTER. His prolific productions have garnered international attention and are propelling him into America’s future DJ/producer star. Steve Porter is just released his first-ever mix compilation ‘PORTERHOUSE’ with 26 tracks melded together on 1xCD in his signature genre-defying, pulsating, energetic Porterhouse style. The album merges his DJing and production style with 9 of his own original tracks, further blurring the distinction between DJ and producer into one compelling artist to watch.

Once in a blue moon there comes along a prodigy that is noticed by the big guns and whose talent catapults them onto the world stage. Something of a child prodigy from a famous scientist father, Steve’s first love was discovering electronic sounds at 16 years old. From Boston to New York, Steve Porter has evolved from record store clerk, mobile DJ to New England rave DJ to landing on the roster at one of the most prestigious booking agencies in the world. Steve Porter was discovered by Chris Fortier when Chris heard a CDR of his productions in 1999. Chris quickly brought him into the FADE Records fold. Soon thereafter, Steve was signed as the youngest member to join The Collective Agency; home to Sasha, U.N.K.L.E., and Lee Burridge. He began touring across the U.S., Canada, South America, Australia, Asia and Europe and has played alongside Sasha on the Airdrawndagger & Involver North American tours, Sander Kleinenberg on the Essential Mix Tour and also headlining a hectic schedule of national and international DJ dates.

Over the last six years, Steve has amassed a wide portfolio of over 70 singles and 28 remixes under his name and the many aliases (Agent 001, HDF & Bons) used to suit the mood of the song. His myriad of tracks have been dominating dancefloors globally with the versatility of Porterhouse finding its way into the record boxes of everyone from Sasha, Lee Burridge, Derrick Carter, Carl Cox, Sander Kleinenberg, Mark Farina and Paul van Dyk. Steve’s debut artist album ‘Homegrown’ released in 2005 on Fade Records is an amalgam of his various unique styles and melodic nuances. The expertly mixed album brings together 14 original tracks. Some of which have already garnered wide attention with inclusion of the tracks on numerous high-profile dance music labels & compilations including; "Vodka Cranberries" on hot new label Nu Republic, "Definite Form" on Sander Kleinenberg’s Little Mountain Records and included on his recent Everybody CD for Renaissance, and most recently, the track “Swanky” has been included on �ool Felix da Housecat’s upcoming Playboy: The Mansion compilation.

The essence of Porterhouse brings the energetic action to the dancefloor where the warm, funky basslines and cool percussion melt away any chin stroking pretensions and the resonating guitar & piano hooks lure you into an eternal groove. Make no mistake, Porterhouse is party house.

LUKE FAIR

At the forefront of Canada's growing dance scene is Luke Fair. He has performed at some of the most prestigious venues and events in the world, offering club goers a taste of his funky - techy eclectic house sound each and every weekend. His sets include everything from groovy house and techno to funky progressive and electro. Constantly re-editing tracks to customize his sets, Luke's ongoing desire to make every set stand out from the others is very evident.

Luke has pushed his sound the world over, headlining at world renowned clubs like Pacha , Bedrock, Red Light , Space, 'Zouk' club Singapore and The Womb, Tokyo. He headlined the 8000 person 'Moonpark' party in Argentina this past June and Luke's recent Eastern European tour with John Digweed ended at Godskitchen's massive Global Gathering festival.Luke's skills have won the praise of some of the industry's biggest players. He was chosen by Danny Howells and Deep Dish as their 'future hero' in DJ Mag's Top 100 issue and, most recently, Luke was selected by none other than DJ Sasha to open up for him in every US city on the Involver CD release tour.

Over the past few years, Luke has garnered attention for his extremely diverse and genre-crossing studio efforts. From dubbed-out house to melodic progressive, his tracks have been played by djs from all across the dance music spectrum. Everyone from Sasha to David Morales to The Plump DJs have all included Luke's production in their sets. As well, Pete Tong has featured numerous Luke Fair productions on his world famous BBC Radio 1 'Essential Selection' show.

Despite his heavy touring schedule, Luke continues to work tirelessly in the studio. His recently completed remixes of Agent 001's 'Faakson' and Momu's 'The Dive' will be hitting the stores at the end of the summer and a diverse 4-track EP on Bedrock will be released soon after.

Also in the Main Room

Alex Haje and Mike Haddad

Ken Christensen & guests TBA

(Ministry Of Sound/Primal/Alphabet Music)

The genre busting house guru is back to Buzz for his "Under The Influence" CD Tour for www.primalrecords.com. Ken was half of the notorious East Coast Boogiemen duo that stretched a decade in global clubbing. His amphibian blend of bumpin disco, bangin' acid, punk to new wave and quality vocal tracks have moved floors from; London to Spain's Canary Islands, Japan to Australia and Canada to the shores of Brazil. The first 50 people will receive a free record from Ken's label, Alphabet-Music.com. Check out the site for more of Ken's current productions.

Peter Christianson (LawnChair Generals, San Fran)

Brandon Black (Speak Easy)

GENR8 BC Recordings | Freak Recordings | Cartel Recordings | Evol Intent Recordings | Habit Recordings - LA

You might not know this producer off the top of your head, but that's probably because he has more aliases than your average mafia don. Rene Reyes produces drum and bass alone under the name GENR8, alongside Ill Factor as Alliance, and as The Chosen alongside SST, Glitch. As a man with a diverse production portfolio, it comes as no surprise to know that his background is equally diverse. From his successive Drum Corp World Finalist titles in 1997 and ’98, to his experience teaching sound engineering at the prestigious Full Sail academy, to post production projects for the 3D-animation studio Dreamworks, it is no surprise that both his drum skills and production skills are amongst the best in the genre. Besides the previously mentioned projects, he is also constantly collaborating with some of the scene’s up and coming all-stars as well as long time heavyweights such as DJ Craze with whom he has done several successful tracks. His colab. with infiltrata “positive aggression” has been getting the rinse treatment in dancefloors around the globe for a while now. His last colab with counterstrike from south africa was picked up by Evol Intent Rec. and its currently out on 12” promo and on itunes. Several other colabs on the works include StuC4C, Gein, Brazil’s BTK, Psidream and some more work with Infiltrata. Between all his projects combined, GENR8’s belt is getting thick with labels like Human, BC Presents, Evol Intent, Intercom, Cartel, Nemesis, Habit, Incite and Cymbalism just to name a few. This year promises to be a heavy one for Rene as he will be adding to his already intricate schedule with a strong focus on the DJ platform.

Headhunterz Inc Flatline Audio Recordings | Big H Recordings | Mantis Soundsystem | www.HeadhunterzInc.com - DC

One of Washington, DC's most well known Drum & Bass production crews, Headhunterz Inc. has been rocking peoples eardrums for almost 5 years now. Having played shows in almost every major city on the east coast from Miami to Rochester, as well as shows in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and more, They bring an energy all their own to the decks no matter what city they are in. with forthcoming releases on Flatline Audio Recordings as well as Big H Recordings, and rumored remix work for legendary hip-hop producer El-P, the future looks bright for Headhunterz Inc. But most importantly, they are excited to be returning to their home away from home, Buzz

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